Swim School

The FLOW Aquatics Swim School program will develop a high comfort level in the water and a readiness to swim for those who are developmentally ready. It takes the children from holding their breath and submerging on their own to swimming a simplified form of freestyle and backstroke. This course approaches teaching swimming through creative, fun activities in the water. Students work toward developing the five core competencies and receive ribbons for completing lead up and benchmark safety and water skills at each stage. Children progress at their own pace in a small-group setting.

Ages: 3 – 12 years

Although all children in the Swim School Program are required to perform all the same skills, for developmental reasons we divide them into groups depending on age.

Preschool (PS): Ages 3- 5 years

School Age (SA): Ages 6+

Class Size: Semi-Private (2 children:1 instructor ratio)

Class Length: 15 mins

Price: $69 per month

For more information on why we do semi-private 15-minute lessons, click here.

SWIM SCHOOL STAGES

All Stages have Corresponding Bracelet Colors (in parenthesis)

STAGE 1: TRUSTING TURTLES (Teal)

Focus: Trusting the Water

Skills learned: Getting in and out of pool safely, jumping in, opening eyes under water, going under comfortably for 5 seconds

STAGE 2: BALANCING BELUGAS (Blue-Navy)

Focus: Balance and Breath Control

Skills learned: Floating on back and front, turning around and grabbing wall, rolling over, jumping in, rolling over and floating on back.

STAGE 3: PROPELLING PENGUINS (Purple)

Focus: Propulsion

Skills learned: Kicking and pulling with proper body and head position on front and back, rolling over to breathe, jumping in swimming out 15 ft turning around and swimming back to wall.

STAGE 4: ROTATING RAYS (Red-Cranberry)

Focus: Body Rotation

Skills learned: Kicking in a side position with eyes looking up and down, taking a single stroke on stomach and rotating to rest and breathe opposite side, taking a single stroke on back and rotating to opposite side.

STAGE 5: SWIMMING SEA DRAGONS (Sienna-Orange)

Focus: Body Rotation

Skills learned: Putting it all together —taking 3 strokes on stomach and rotate to opposite side to rest and breathe, taking 3 strokes on back and rotate to opposite side to rest and breathe.